King James Version

1 Kings 7:3

And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row.

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וְסָפֻ֣ןvesafunand cieledסָפַןconjunction, verb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “and cieled”, a verb used as a describing wordH5603to hide by covering; specifically, to roof (passive participle as noun, a roof) or wainscot; figuratively, to reservecieled, cover, seated.בָּאֶ֗רֶזbaerezin cedarאֶרֶזpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in cedar”, the ordinary formH730a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)cedar (tree).מִמַּ֨עַל֙mimaalfrom aboveמַעַלpreposition, adverb — “from above”H4605properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on ([idiom] very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…הַצְּלָעֹת֙hatslaotthe plankצֵלָעdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “the plank”, the ordinary formH6763a rib (as curved), literally (of the body) or figuratively (of a door, i.e. leaf); hence, a side, literally (of a person) or figuratively (of an object or the sky, i.e. quarter); architecturally, a (especially floor or ceiling) timber or plank (single or collective, i.e. a flooring)beam, board, chamber, corner, leaf, plank, rib, side (chamber).אֲשֶׁ֣רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…הָֽעַמּוּדִ֔יםhaamudimthe pillarעַמּוּדdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the pillar”, the ordinary formH5982a column (as standing); also a stand, i.e. platform[idiom] apiece, pillar.אַרְבָּעִ֖יםarbaimfortyאַרְבָּעִיםadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “forty”, the ordinary formH705forty-forty.וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑הvachamishahand fiveחָמֵשׁconjunction, adjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “and five”, the ordinary formH2568fivefif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece).חֲמִשָּׁ֥הchamishahfiveחָמֵשׁadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “five”, the ordinary formH2568fivefif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece).עָשָׂ֖רasarteenעָשָׂרadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “teen”, the ordinary formH6240ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth(eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-) teen(-th), [phrase] eleven(-th), [phrase] sixscore thousand, [phrase] twelve(-th).הַטּֽוּרhaturthe rowטוּרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the row”, the ordinary formH2905a row; hence, a wallrow.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And it was covered with cedar above upon the side-chambers, that lay on forty and five pillars, fifteen in a row.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And it was covered with cedar above over the forty and five beams, that were upon the pillars; fifteen in a row.

Young’s Literal Translation

and [it is] covered with cedar above, on the sides that [are] on the forty and five pillars, fifteen in the row.

World English Bible

It was covered with cedar above over the forty-five beams that were on the pillars, fifteen in a row.

Darby Translation

and it was covered with cedar above upon the side-chambers, which were on forty-five pillars, fifteen in a row.

Douay-Rheims

And he covered the whole vault with boards of cedar, and it was held up with five and forty pillars. And one row had fifteen pillars,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And it was covered with cedar above upon the side-chambers, that lay on forty and five pillars, fifteen in a row.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he cast the two pillars for the porch of the house: eighteen cubits was the height of each pillar, and a circumference of fourteen cubits encompassed it, even the thickness of the pillar: the flutings were four fingers wide , and thus was the other pillar formed .

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐχώνευσε τοὺς δύο στύλους τῷ αἰλὰμ τοῦ οἴκου· ὀκτωκαίδεκα πήχεις ὕψος τοῦ στύλου· καὶ περίμετρον τεσσαρεσκαίδεκα πήχεις ἐκύκλου αὐτὸν τὸ πάχος τοῦ στύλου· τεσσάρων δσκτύλων τὰ κοιλώματα· καὶ οὕτως ὁ στύλος ὁ δεύτερος·